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Exercise 1 Direction : Answer the questions. (20 points) 1. What is the meaning of literature? .. .. .. 2. What is the meaning of English literature? . . 3. What is the meaning of American literature? . . . . . 4. What is the advantages to study English and American literature? . . . . . .

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Direction: Match the words. (15 points)

1. sonnet 2. satire . a. is a unit within a larger poem. b. is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea. c. is a form of literary art. d. to represent as greater than is actually the case. e. is strong irony or sarcasm. f. is a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected. g. is one of several forms of poetry has 14 line. h. is the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences. i. used to evoke mental images, the visual sense, sensation (touch, taste, smell, sound, orientation) and emotion. j. the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrase. k. is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure. l. is the literature written in the English language. m. is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colony. n. is a book of long narrative in literary prose. o. is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like", "as.

3. English literature 4. American literature 5. prose 6. poetry 7. novel 8. simile 9. metaphor 10. overstatement 11. understatement 12. alliteration 13. assonance 14. stanza 15. imagery

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Exercise 3 Direction: Read the story and answer the questions. (10 points) Beowulf: The Epic Poem The epic poem, "Beowulf", describes the most heroic man of the Anglo-Saxon times. The hero, Beowulf, is a seemingly invincible person with all the extraordinary traits required of a hero. He is able to use his super-human physical strength and courage to put his people before himself. He encounters hideous monsters and the most ferocious of beasts, but he never fears the threat of death. His leadership skills are superb and he is even able to boast about all his achievements. Beowulf is the ultimate epic hero who risks his life countless times for immortal glory and for the good of others. Beowulf is a hero in the eyes of his fellow men through his amazing physical strength. He fought in numerous battles and returned victorious from all but his last. In his argument with Unferth, Beowulf explains the reason he "lost" a simple swimming match with his youthful opponent Brecca. Not only had Beowulf been swimming for seven nights, he had also stopped to kill nine sea creatures in the depths of the ocean. Beowulf is also strong enough to kill the monster Grendel, who has been terrorizing the Danes for twelve years, with his bare hands by ripping off his arm. When Beowulf is fighting Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge on her son's death, he is able to slay her by slashing the monster's neck with a Giant's sword that can only be lifted by a person as strong as Beowulf. When he chops off her head, he carries it from the ocean with ease, but it takes four men to lift and carry it back to Herot mead-hall. This strength is a key trait of Beowulf's heroism. Another heroic trait of Beowulf is his ability to put his peoples welfare before his own. Beowulf's uncle is king of the Geats, so he is sent as an emissary to help rid the Danes of the evil Grendel. Beowulf risks his own life for the Danes, asking help from no one. He realizes the dangers, but fears nothing for his own life. After Beowulf had served his people as King of the Geats for fifty years, he goes to battle one last time to fight a horrible dragon who is frightening all of his people. Beowulf is old and tired but he defeats the dragon in order to protect his people. Even in death he wished to secure safety for the Geats, so a tall lighthouse is built in order to help the people find their way back from sea. The most heroic of traits within Beowulf is that he is not afraid to die. He always explains his death wishes before going into battle and requests to have any assets delivered to his people. "And if death does take me, send the hammered mail of my armor to Higlac, return the inheritance I had from Hrehtel, and from Wayland. Fate will unwind as it must! (18)" He is aware of the heroic paradox; he will be glorified in life or death for his actions. He knows that when he fights an enemy like Grendel or Grendel's mother he will achieve immortality as the victor or the loser. "When we crossed the sea, my comrades and I, I already knew that all my purpose was this: to win the good will of your people or die in battle, pressed in Grendel's fierce grip. Let me live in greatness and courage, or here in this hall welcome my death! (22)" Even

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with the enormous amount of confidence Beowulf possesses, he understands that Fate or Wyrd will work its magic no matter what and he could be killed at any point in his life. He faces that reality by showing no fear and preparing for a positive or a fatal outcome. Beowulf is the prime example of an epic hero. His bravery and strength surpass all mortal men; loyalty and the ability to think of himself last makes him revealed by all. Beowulf came openly and whole heartedly to help the Danes which was an unusual occurrence in a time of war and wide-spread fear. He set a noble example for all human beings relaying the necessity of brotherhood and friendship. Beowulf is most definitely an epic hero of epic proportions . 1. What is Beowulf? .. 2. How did Beowulf injure Grendel? .. 3. Who was Beowulf's last foe? . 4. What weapon did Beowulf use to kill Grendel's mother? . 5. What is the significance of Grendel being descended from Cain? .. 6. How does Beowulf embody the characteristics of the ideal Anglo-Saxon king and warrior? . 7. What is the name of the sword that Unferth gave to beowolf? .. 8. How are Wiglaf and Beowulf similar?(2 points) 9. How does Beowulf embody the characteristics of the ideal Anglo-Saxon king and warrior?

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Exercise 4 Direction: Read the story and answer the questions. (10 points)
The Canterbury Tales Summary by Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales begins with the introduction of each of the pilgrims making their journey to Canterbury to the shrine of Thomas a Becket. These pilgrims include a Knight, his son the Squire, the Knight's Yeoman, a Prioress, a Second Nun, a Monk, a Friar, a Merchant, a Clerk, a Man of Law, a Franklin, a Weaver, a Dyer, a Carpenter, a Tapestry-Maker, a Haberdasher, a Cook, a Shipman, a Physician, a Parson, a Miller, a Manciple, a Reeve, a Summoner, a Pardoner, the Wife of Bath, and Chaucer himself. Congregating at the Tabard Inn, the pilgrims decide to tell stories to pass their time on the way to Canterbury. The Host of the Tabard Inn sets the rules for the tales. Each of the pilgrims will tell two stories on the way to Canterbury, and two stories on the return trip. The Host will decide whose tale is best for meaningfulness and for fun. They decide to draw lots to see who will tell the first tale, and the Knight receives the honor. The Knight's Tale is a tale about two knights, Arcite and Palamon, who are captured in battle and imprisoned in Athens under the order of King Theseus. While imprisoned in a tower, both see Emelye, the sister of Queen Hippolyta, and fall instantly in love with her. Both knights eventually leave prison separately: a friend of Arcite begs Theseus to release him, while Palamon later escapes. Arcite returns to the Athenian court disguised as a servant, and when Palamon escapes he suddenly finds Arcite. They fight over Emelye, but their fight is stopped when Theseus finds them. Theseus sets the rules for a duel between the two knights for Emelye's affection, and each raise an army for a battle a year from that date. Before the battle, Arcite prays to Mars for victory in battle, Emelye prays to Diana that she may marry happily, and Palamon prays to Venus to have Emelye as his wife. All three gods hear their prayers and argue over whose should get precedence, but Saturn decides to mediate. During their battle, Arcite indeed is victorious, but as soon as he is crowned victor, he is killed. Before he dies, he reconciles with Palamon and tells him that he deserves to marry Emelye. Palamon and Emelye marry. When the Knight finishes his tale, everybody is pleased with its honorable qualities, but the drunken Miller insists that he shall tell the next tale. The Miller's Tale, in many ways a version of the Knights, is a comic table in which Nicholas, a student who lives with John the carpenter and his much younger wife, Alison, falls in love with Alison. Another man, the courtly romantic Absolon, also falls in love with Alison. Nicholas contrives to sleep with Alison by telling John that a flood equal to Noah's flood will come soon, and the only way that he, Nicholas and Alison will survive is by staying in separate kneading tubs placed on the roof of houses, out of sight of all. While John remained in this kneading tub, Nicholas and Alison leave to have sex, but are interrupted by Absolon, singing to Alison at her bedroom window. She told him to close his eyes and he would receive a kiss. He did so, and she pulled down her pants so that he could kiss her arse. The humiliated

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Absolon got a hot iron from a blacksmith and returned to Alison. This time, Nicholas tried the same trick, and Absolon branded his backside. Nicholas shouted for water, awakening John, who was asleep on the roof. Thinking the flood had come, he cut the rope and came crashing through the floor of his house, landing in the cellar. The pilgrims laughed heartily at this tale, but Oswald the Reeve takes offense, thinking that the Miller meant to disparage carpenters. In response, The Reeve's Tale tells the story of a dishonest Miller, Symkyn, who repeatedly cheated his clients, which included a Cambridge college. Two Cambridge students, Aleyn and John, went to the miller to buy meal and corn, but while they were occupied Symkyn let their horses run free and stole their corn. They were forced to stay with Symkyn for the night. That night, Aleyn seduced the miller's daughter, Molly, while John seduced the miller's wife. Thanks to a huge confusion of whose bed is who in the dark, Aleyn tells Symkyn of his exploits, thinking he is John: and the two fight. The miller's wife, awaking and thinking the devil had visited her, hit Symkyn over the head with a staff, knocking him unconscious, and the two students escaped with the corn that Symkyn had stolen.
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The Canterbury Tales Quiz 1

1. What is the first Canterbury Tale? a. The Cook's Tale b. The Reeve's Tale c. The Knight's Tale d. The Miller's Tale 2. Which tale in the first fragment seems to be unfinished? a. The Cook's Tale b. The Reeve's Tale c. The Miller's Tale d. The Knight's Tale 3. Which tale tells the story of Symkyn the miller? a. The Wife of Bath's Tale b. The Shipman's Tale c. The Reeve's Tale d. The Miller's Tale 4. Which characters are in love with Alison in the Miller's Tale? a. Gervase and Nicholas b. Absolon and Nicholas c. John, Absolon and Nicholas d. Absolon and Gervase 5. What is the name of the carpenter in the Miller's Tale? a. Fred b. John c. Absolon d. Nicholas 6. Who farts in Absolon's face? a. Alison b. John c. Gervase d. Nicholas 7. Who cries out "Water" because their arse has been branded with a hot iron? a. Alison b. John c. Absolon d. Nicholas

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8. What is the genre of tales to which the Miller's Tale might belong? a. prose poem b. romance c. modernist narrative d. fabliaux 9. Which two characters are thought to be indistinguishable from each other in the Knight's Tale? a. Arcite and Palamon b. Arcite and Theseus c. Theseus and Hippolyta d. Theseus and Palamon 10. Who dies at the end of the Knight's Tale? a. Arcite b. Hippolyta c. Palamon d. Theseus

Exercise 5 Direction: Read the poem and answer the questions. (15 points)
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summers lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or natures changing course untrimmd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wanderst in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
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Read the following questions before you come to class to help you understand the poem. Lines 1+2 1. What does "thee" and "thou" mean? What is the difference between them? .. 2. How is the speaker's beloved different/ similar to Summer? .. Lines 3+4 3. Is May a Summer's month? 4. How is Summer described in these lines? how different is that from the speaker's beloved? . Lines 5+6 5. What is "the eye of heaven"? What figure of speech is used here? 6. "his gold complexion" refers to who/ what? Lines 7+8: 7. What is the significance of the repletion of the word "fair"? Does it mean the same in both places? .. 8.. How similar is the human beauty to the season of Summer? . Lines 9+10: 9. What does "thy" mean? . 10. How is the beauty of the beloved described here? .. Line 11+12 11. What figure of speech is used in line 12? .. 12. Why are they called eternal? ..... Line 13+14\ 14. What will immortalize the beauty of his beloved? . 15. What exactly is the speaker celebrating in these lines? .

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Exercise 6 Direction: Read the story (Book 10) and answer the questions. (10 points) 1. Who is sent from Heaven to judge Adam and Eve after the fall? . 2. What is Adam and Eves punishment for their disobedience to God? 3. How does the Son judge the Serpent (Satan) for tempting Eve? . 4. What will Eves descendants do to the Serpents offspring? .. 5. Who helps to bring Adam out of the depths of despair? .

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Exercise 7 Direction: Read the story (Book 10) and answer the questions. (25 points) http://www.bookrags.com/notes/gt/
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How does Gulliver end up stranded in Lilliput? a. He survives a shipwreck b. His crew abandons him c. He is dropped there by an enormous eagle d. He stops there for provisions and is trapped while he sleeps

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How do the Lilliputians offer Gulliver something to drink? a. They break down their town reservoir c. They summon the rains b. They divert a river d. They roll out barrels of wine

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How does Gulliver earn the title of Nardac in Lilliput? a. By capturing the Blefuscudian fleet b. By putting out the fire in the empresss quarters c. By showing lenience toward a group of soldiers who earlier attack him d. By helping the Lilliputians construct a new palace

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Instead of killing him outright, the Lilliputians decide on which of the following punishments for Gulliver? a. Blinding him and slowly starving him to death c. Cutting off his hands b. Exiling him d. Poisoning him

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What is the line of doctrine over which the Blefuscudians and Lilliputians differ? a. All true believers shall break their eggs at the small end. b. All true believers shall break their eggs at the big end c. All true believers shall break their eggs as they see fit. d. All true believers shall break their eggs at the convenient end.\

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Who is Gullivers main caretaker in Brobdingnag? a. The farmer c. Reldresal b. The queen d. Glumdalclitch

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How does Gulliver leave Brobdingnag? a. He builds himself a sailboat b. He is exiled c. He is carried away by a giant eagle d. He is taken back to England by Don Pedro

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Who first discovers Gulliver in Brobdingnag? a. The farmer c. Glumdalclitch b. A field worker d. Lord Munodi

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What does the farmer make Gulliver do in order to earn money? a. Perform tricks for spectators c. Work in the fields b. Spy on neighboring farmers d. Kill rats

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Who is Gullivers main enemy in the royal court of Brobdingnag? a. The dwarf c. The queen b. The king d. Reldresal

11.

What human invention does Gulliver propose to the king of Brobdingnag that the king finds revolting? a. Gunpowder c. Lawyers b. Christianity d. Lying

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How does Gulliver end up in Laputa? a. Pirates attack his ship c. He is shipwrecked b. His crew mutinies d. He stops there for provisions

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What do flappers do for the people of Laputa? a. Keep them cool by fanning them c. Keep them engaged in conversations b. Protect them from birds and insects d. Introduce them to other people

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Why does Gulliver seem stupid to the Laputans? a. He does not speak their language b. He is ignorant of music and mathematics c. He is unwilling to use a flapper d. He does not understand how the floating island works

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Why does Gulliver summon the shades of Ren Descartes and Pierre Gassendi to talk to Aristotle? a. Descartes and Gassendi were supporters of Aristotles theories b. Descartes, Gassendi, and Aristotle were all political satirists c. Descartes and Gassendi were philosophers who revised many of Aristotles theories d. Descartes and Gassendi were friends of Swift

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Why is Gulliver exiled from the land of the Houyhnhnms? a. He urinates on the queens palace b. He steals from his Houyhnhnm master c. The Houyhnhnms decide that it is not right for a Yahoo to live among them d. The Houyhnhnms decide to exterminate the Yahoos

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Why is Lord Munodi looked down upon by the government in Lagado? a. He uses traditional methods of agriculture and architectur b. He is ignorant of music and mathematics c. He breaks his eggs on the little end d. He once tried to lead a coup against the current government

18.

Who are Gullivers closest friends after he returns from his time with the Houyhnhnms?

His wife and children a. Lord Munodi c. Don Pedro de b. Two horses d. Mendez

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How does the king of Luggnagg dispose of his enemies in the court? a. By slipping poison into the wine they drink to his health b. By poisoning the floor they are required to lick as they approach him c. By poisoning their clothes d. By exiling them from the island

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On which island is Gulliver given the opportunity to summon the shades of the dead? a. Luggnagg c. Laputa b. Glubbdubdrib d. Lagado

21.

What is different about the Struldbrugs of Luggnagg? a. They are immortal c. They have no capacity for memory b. They are blind d. They have no need to consume food

22.

Which of the following kinds of specialized language does Swift not ridicule? a. Legal c. Culinary b. Naval d. Scientific

23.

Which of the human societies that he visits does Gulliver find most appealing? a. Lagado c. England b. Brobdingnag d. Blefuscu

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Which of the following adjectives best describe Gullivers personality in the first three voyages? a. Direct and perspicacious c. Gullible and honest b. Cynical and bitter d. Kind and condescending

25.

Which of the following places does Gulliver visit last? a. Brobdingnag c. Houyhnhnmland b. Lilliput d. Laputa

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Exercise 8 Direction: Write the moral of the poem. (10 points) A Poison Tree From Songs of Experience I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears Night and morning with my tears, And I sunned it with smiles And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright, And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning, glad, I see My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

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The moral of the poem.. .

Exercise 9 Direction: Write the most favorite English poem with the reason . (10 points) Exercise 10 Direction: Write the most favorite American poem with the reason . (10 points) Exercise 11 Direction: Write similes. 1. A friend is like ____________. or Friendship is like ____________. 2. A friend is as ___________ as _____________. 3. When I am tired, I am as ________________. 4. When I am sad, I am like ________________. 5. The dog was as fast as __________________. Direction: Write metaphors. 1. A friend is _____________. 2. Friendship is_______________. 3. Feeling tired is _____________. 4. He was a ____________ through all their trouble.

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Direction: Identify the Words and Meaning of Metaphors and Similes. On your own paper, find the simile or metaphor and write it down. Next, write the words being compared on your notebook paper. Finally, write the meaning of the simile or metaphor based on the context of the sentence. 1. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. 2. As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, This class is like a three-ring circus! 3. The giants steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. 4. The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day. 5. I feel like a limp dishrag. 6. Those girls are like two peas in a pod. 7. The fluorescent light was the sun during the test. 8. No one invites Harold to parties because hes a wet blanket. 9. The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dogs bath. 10.Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs. Key Answers 1. baby octopus 2. class three-ring circus 3. steps thunder 4. pillow cloud 5. I limp dishrag 6. girls peas in a pod 7. light sun 8. he (Harold) wet blanket 9. bar of soap slippery eel 10. Ted cat

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Exercise 12 Direction: Write the sentences that are overstatement and translate in Thai. A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns O MY Luve 's like a red, red rose That 's newly sprung in June: O my Luve 's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry: Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun; I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o' life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only Luve, And fare thee weel a while! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho' it were ten thousand mile. Exercise 13 Direction: Write the sentences that are understatement and translate in Thai. Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice

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Is also great And would suffice. Exercise 14 Direction: Summary in Thai. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of the easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. . .

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Edgar Allan Poe

A Dream In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departedBut a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. Ah! what is not a dream by day To him whose eyes are cast On things around him with a ray Turned back upon the past? That holy dream- that holy dream, While all the world were chiding, Hath cheered me as a lovely beam A lonely spirit guiding. What though that light, thro' storm and night, So trembled from afarWhat could there be more purely bright In Truth's day-star?

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